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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, dark, voluminous hair stands with raised arms, tying or adjusting red and white cloth and tassels on a richly decorated, garlanded ceremonial structure. The structure has turquoise, pink and yellow painted carved elements, marigold-like garlands in yellow, red and green, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lamp at its base. Above, a large white and red fringed canopy hangs from a red-and-gold pole. Behind on the left, a second man in orange-brown robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together, and other people are partly visible at the right edge. Ritual decoration and temple setting suggest a ceremonial dressing of a ratha or palanquin. a person cues: the robed figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, but the figure is not fully identifiable from appearance.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09December 23 20092009-12-23A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.2007-11-09Photograph of a temple shrine with two gilded metal deity murtis seated under an ornate gold arch, garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers and green bead strands. One deity wears a tall crown with a red cloth and carries a ceremonial staff; the other wears a tall crowned headdress and jewelled necklaces. In front, a gold cylindrical vessel stands among flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland over his bare shoulder stands on a raised platform holding a silver plate of flowers. Below him, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair raises a hand toward the plate. A small blue-clad figure and a gilded sun-shaped ornament sit at the lower left. Two people are visible.2010-01-01A photograph inside a decorated hall with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rust-brown dhoti, wearing a flower garland, holds up a garland toward a deity figure, while a woman in a dark maroon sari and gold-trimmed blouse and a second person in orange-red robes stand beside him holding a brass plate. Ornate statues draped in marigold and yellow garlands line the right, including a golden decorated murti and a tall seated figure in white. A canopy with a colourful decorative umbrella stands at left and a banana plant is behind. The scene depicts puja and padapuja offerings before deity murtis. a person appearance is uncertain for the bare-chested figure with long hair, so this is recorded as unsure.2016-12-19November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes raises his right arm to hold a small ornate golden canopy above a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a silver crown, garlands in red, green, yellow and white, and a red-and-gold garment. A framed portrait stands beside it on a maroon cloth. A red-and-white fringed parasol is at left, and a second person in orange robes stands nearby, with another at the far left edge. White sacred marks are visible on the raised arm. a person wears a long orange robe, has long swept-back hair and a shawl-like orange wrap, and performs a shrine ritual, with the page-indicated a person cues being orange clothing and distinctive long hair. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam, shown as the canopy being lifted over the murti.2007-11-09March 03 20112011-03-03